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WCHS Geog. & History A - Chapter 4

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Command Economy   a type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production. also called a planned economy  
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GDP   Gross Domestic Product; the value of only goods and services produced within a country in a period of time  
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Urbanization   the dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in lifestyle that result  
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Monarchy   a type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds poloitical power and may or may not share the power with citizen bodies  
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Carrying capacity   is the number of organisms a piece of land can support  
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population pyramid   a graphic device that shows sex and age distribution of a population  
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fertility rate   average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime  
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polytheistic   belief in many gods  
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dialect   reflects changes in speech patterns related to class, region or cultural changes  
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diffusion   spread of ideas, inventions or patterns of behavior  
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society   a group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity, and a culture  
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metropolitan   a funtional area including a city and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs, linked economically  
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GNP   Gross National Product; the total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a period of time  
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Urban Geography   the study of how people use space in cities  
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democracy   a type of government in which citizens hold political power either directly or through elected representatives  
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push-pull factors   Push factor would be one that causes people to leave theri homelands and migrate to another region; pull factor is one that dreaws or attracts people to another location  
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infant mortality rate   the number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births  
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birthrate   the number of live births per thousand population  
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monotheistic   a belief in one god  
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acculturation   occurs when a society changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation  
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innovation   taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need  
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culture   total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group  
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market economy   a type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by the demand from consumers; also called a demand economy of capitalism  
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megalopolis   a region in which several large cities and surrounding areas grow together  
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CBD   Central Business district; the core of a city, which is almost always based on commercial activity  
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nation   a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a stron sense of unity  
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communism   a system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the means of production  
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population density   is the average number of people who live in a measurable area, such as a square mile  
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mortality rate   or death rate; the number of deaths per thousand people  
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animistic   traditional, often with a belief in divine forces in nature  
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religion   a belief in asupernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe  
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cultural hearth   the heartland or place of origin of a major culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials and technology diffuse to other cultures  
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ethnic group   a specific group that shares a language, customs and a common heritage  
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